You're in trouble? Yes sir, I am, not with the law, I owe Gambling debt? Yes, it's not...

Professor Petrovsky: [in his office] You're in trouble? Mike McDermott: Yes sir, I am, not with the law, I owe Professor Petrovsky: Gambling debt? Mike McDermott: Yes, it's not mine, I vouched for the wrong guy, now it's on me Professor Petrovsky: I understand, what will it take to be free of this? Mike McDermott: I need fifteen thousand tonight Professor Petrovsky: you know I want to help you but I'm not a wealthy man Mike McDermott: I know, it kills me to ask you this, I don't have any other play, if you can help me at all... Professor Petrovsky: I hate to see you like this and I want to help you, if it must be tonight, ten is the best I can do Mike McDermott: Will you do that? Professor Petrovsky: when my mother let me leave the Yeshiva, it nearly broke her, but she knew the life I had to lead and to do that is another mitzvah and for that: I owe. Professor Petrovsky: [writes a check] so you take this money and get yourself out of this trouble, you hear me? Mike McDermott: I promise I'll pay you back Mike McDermott: [nods] I know, good luck

- You're in trouble? - Yes, sir, I am. Not with the law. I owe. - A gambling debt? - Yeah. It's not mine. It's- I vouched for the wrong guy. - So now it's on me. - I understand. So, what will it take for you to be free of this? I need 15,000 tonight. - I'm not a wealthy man, Michael. - I know. And it kills me to ask you, but... I don't have any other play here. So, if you can help me at all- I hate to see you like this. I want to help you, Michael. But $15,000- I know. If it must be tonight... then ten is the best I can do. Would you do that? When my mother let me leave the yeshiva, it nearly broke her. But she knew- She knew the life I had to lead. To do that for another is a mitzvah. And for that, I owe. So you take this money... and you get yourself out of this trouble. You hear me? I know you can.